Overview
This text is a comprehensive review in normal and abnormal pregnancy physiology, the most common etiologies of maternal medical emergencies, recognition of maternal deterioration and pending cardiopulmonary arrest, modifications to cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pregnant and postpartum patients, special procedures that can assist in diagnosing and treating maternal medical emergencies tailored to the setting (e.g., point-of-care ultrasound, resuscitative cesarean delivery, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation), treatment of trauma/stroke in pregnancy, and postpartum maternal medical emergencies. There are streamlined algorithms and cognitive aids designed to improve a team’s ability to successfully implement techniques unique to treating maternal medical emergencies and cardiac arrest. Offers a practical guide to treating complex and challenging maternal medical emergencies Equips the entire team responding to a maternal cardiac arrest with the current evidence-based approaches and techniques Presents a thorough review, detailed algorithms, and a consolidated discussion of the practical aspects of implementation The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
Full Product Details
Author: Andrea Shields (University of Connecticut Health, USA) ,
Jacqueline Vidosh ,
Laurie Kavanagh ,
Peter Nielsen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: CRC Press
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9781032289533
ISBN 10: 1032289538
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 15 August 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
an entire course of obstetric life support, accomplishes a very worthwhile goal, highly recommend it
Author Information
Andrea Shields, MD, MS, is OBLS Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut Jacqueline Vidosh, MD, is OBLS Co-Investigator; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, Texas Laurie Kavanagh, MPH, is OBLS Program Manager, Seattle, Washington Peter Nielsen, MS, MSS, is OBLS Co-Investigator, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Brook Thomson, MD, is OBLS Co-Investigator; Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
